The Hives recorded a Christmas duet with American artist Cyndi Lauper. No more details have been revealed yet beyond that, but I'll keep you posted.
The latest Music Export Finland newsletter is now online: http://musex.fi/mxf/news?articleId=171
Icelandic act Reykjavík! has posted their new video for the song "Kate Bush" on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?fmt=18&v=I5j6saYK6RM
Check out The Haunted's brand new video for the single "Moronic colossus": http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=45431063
The Silent Ballet on Norwegians Xploding Plastix and their new record "Treated timber resists rot": http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/1901/Default.aspx
The Wannadies long-promised 20th anniversary EP will finally be released in early 2009, or at least so they say.
Check out Denmark's The Fashion doing an acoustic live session for iMeem: http://www.imeem.com/thefashion
Enslaved will tour the US in May with support from fellow Norwegians Keep of Kalessin and Finns Swallow the Sun: http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=11689
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Bo Kaspers Orkester - 8
02. Jill Johnson - Bbaby blue paper
03. Thorleifs - Förälskade
04. Povel Ramel - Som om inget hade hänt: Povel-pop från förra årt..
05. Agnetha Fältskog - My very best
06. Christer Sjögren - Mitt sköna sextiotal
07. Sonja Aldén - Under mitt tak
08. ABBA - The albums (9CD box set)
09. Sophie Zelmani - The ocean and me
10. Markus Fagervall - Steal my melody
11. Takida - Bury the lies
12. Hello Saferide - More modern short stories from Hello Saferide
13. Smurfarna - Smurfparty
14. Uno Svenningsson - Jag sjunger för dig
15. Fatboy - In my bones
16. Mimikry - Alderland
17. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
18. Steve Dobrogosz & Anna Christoffersson - Rivertime
19. E.S.T. - Leucocyte
20. Amanda Jenssen - Killing my darlings
Discobelle has a new remix track from Swedish minimal/techno duo Gen;Lon: http://www.discobelle.net/2008/10/31/genlon-canada/
Ida Maria has a new song called "You got mantits" posted on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/idamaria
Keep an eye out for Australian tourdates in December.
I don't have time to deal with Facebook myself, but members of the Wonderland Records group over there will get a chance to preview the new Emmon single "Secrets and lies" and all of its b-side remixes (ft. artists such as Jon Axelsson from Melody Club, Dimitrios K and Tomas Andersson) on November 10. Check it: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35758666947